Selected quad for the lemma: peace_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
peace_n	behaviour_n	good_a	surety_n	2,051	5	11.1158	5	false

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A41380	Servants on horse-back, or, A free-people bestrided in their persons and liberties, by worthlesse men being a representation of the dejected state of the inhabitants of Summer Islands : containing short illustrations upon a petition presented to the High Court of Parliament for redresse / published by Will. Golding ...	Golding, William, 17th cent.	1648 (1648)	Wing G1020; ESTC R7910	31,111	29

to prison to be proceeded against according m to their demerits And of this I shall require a continuall and strict account as you and every of you will answer the contrary at your perill Tho. Turner Dated 19. May 1647. Ordered to be published the next Sabbath day An Act for the suppressing of all such persons that under the name of Independents have separated themselves from the Discipline which is held forth unto us in these Islands WHereas through the providence of Almighty God This poore Plantation from the foundation hitherto hath enjoyed and hath been partaker of many gracious blessings whereby every poore Plantor might and that through the goodnesse of the same God may sit and enjoy n under their owne vines while divers other Countries through o Apostacy and Rebellion doe welter in their owne blood And as the Lord who is just in all his wayes and righteous in all his judgements doth threaten us likewise intimating thereby that by reason of our sinnes wee have deserved the same measure of punishment to fall upon us The Lord of his mercy prevent it And whereas likewise the Lord hath ordained wholesome Lawes and Orders for the punishment of vice p and for the maintenance of true Religion and vertue In tender consideration thereof and in regard of the trust reposed in us and confirmed upon us by the fundamentall Lawes and laudable customes of the Kingdome of England we have taken notice of sundry persons men and women that have withdrawne themselves in their q allegiance from his Majesty in their obedience from the honourable Parliament and Company and from the Lawes and Ordinances thence derived and here established to be observed in Church and State It is therefore by this present Assembly enacted and by power and authority thereof be it enacted That all and every person and persons which shall not immediately after the publishing hereof conforme themselves and be obedient to our Laws That by vertue hereof from henceforth they be reputed and esteemed r as malignants and utter enemies to the peace and quiet government of these Islands And be it further enacted by the Authority aforesaid That each Counsellour in his or their severall Trybes with the assistance of the Constables and as many other as shall be needfull doe demand and take sufficient sureties for the good behaviour from every person and persons that shall refuse conformity the principall in 5 l. Ster. and the sureties in 50 s. a peece And such as shall refuse to give such you security that the Counsellour aforesaid do seize their estates as opposers and contemners of our Lawes and Government And be it also enacted that from henceforth no publicke meetings or Conventicles be frequented either at the Mill-house or any other place in these Islands upon paine of 20 s. for every one so offending to be levied for publicke uses and such as shall not be able to pay to be sent down to worke at the Colony untill the said 20 s. be satisfied provided that family duties be not prohibited or neglected And for their disobedience to our former Orders We also enact and by the same power be it enacted That every person and persons that hath so offended shall be forthwith seized according to an Ordinance of Parliament dated Westminster Aug. 23. 1645. s provided alwayes that it is the sense and meaning of this present Assembly That all manner of person and persons that shall yeeld obedience to civill authority and live henceforth in all godlinesse and honesty shall have protection immunity and freedome from all trouble and molestation by or from any ceremony or imposition in matters of Gods worship according to the Order of the right Honourable Committee of Lords and Commons ordained for the Plantations And we doe further order by Authority aforesaid that this present Act be forthwith published observed and duely put in execution upon the penalty before specified on the delinquents part and under the paine and penalty of 5 l. Ster. to be imposed on every officer that shall be remisse or slack therein and to be cashered from his or their places provided neverthelesse that it is our intent and meaning that this Act be in force untill the honourable Company by due order of their Court shall alter or make void the same any Law Order heretofore made to the contrary thereof or to any part or parcell thereof in any wise notwithstanding Joh. Vaughan Secret Charles Whittenhall Speak June 25. 1647. I desire wise men would weigh what that passage import Apostacy and Rebellion whether Apostacy relates not to the Episcopall way and Rebellion to the just defence of Parliament against an open Enemy Also the act provides that in some case the whole estate be ceised and yet after a forfeiture of 20 s. is added or vassallage adjudged in case not able to pay An Act for enforcing such as either causlessely neglect the Sacrament of the Lords Supper 〈◊〉 wilfully refuse to have their children baptized WHereas there are now amongst us too many men and women who savour of Anabaptizme and doe either neglect or out of wilfulnesse refuse to have their children baptized It is therefore enacted by the present Assembly and by the power there of be it enacted That from henceforth every person or persons upon the next Sabbath or Sermon-day within the Tribe wherein any childe is or shall hereafter be borne shall bring their children to be baptized if conveniency permit but if conveniency will not permit then such children shall be brought the next Sermon-day following upon pain of 5 l Ster. to be levied upon every offender for general uses provided that this reach not to the baptizing of Bastards or Negroes children And be it further enacted by the Authority aforesaid that every person and persons doe receive the Sacrament of the Lords Supper in his or their now Tribe wherein they dwell at such times as by our Ministers they shal be u prepared for the same and such as shall negligently refuse to come to be examined and to receive at the hands of our Ministers M. William Vyner or M. Tho. Hooper who are for the time being or such other Ministers as shall be conformable to the Directory such person or persons being found capable shall be lyable to one w months imprisonment without bayle or mainprise and if he or they will not then conforme 40 s. shall be levyed for every such default for publicke uses John Vaughan Secret An Act for the establishing the Right worshipfull our Governour to have the command of the Castle in his owne hands and all the land and commodities and profits thereunto belonging TAking into consideration the weaknesse of our Castle and Forts which are the keyes and Bulwarks of these Islands against a forreigne and domesticke Enemy the sad experience of our present condition being sufficient motives to rouse up and to shake off dull security to use